[Albion] Alexis Mac Allister - *** New Contract Until 2025 ***

[Bakero]

Silliness.

Surely, he's not seriously suggesting that picking up Mac Allister doesn't look like a shrewd investment.

 

[Blue Valkyrie]

Surely, he's not seriously suggesting that picking up Mac Allister doesn't look like a shrewd investment.

It'll be very shrewd if he makes it into our squad.


2 out of 3 from Tau, Mac Allister and Arce seems a great return on the risk.

I hope we sign more like them - even in January - to keep the production line for future seasons going.

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

Surely, he's not seriously suggesting that picking up Mac Allister doesn't look like a shrewd investment.

Show us the work permit. Club hadn't even been arsed to apply for one, last time I looked. Ditto Percy Tau, who doesn't appear to yet qualify for one. Tearing up trees in Belgium by all accounts. Small matter of a work permit to allow him to contibute to the Albion's continued participation in the only game in town, the Premier League? Nope, not got one of those

 

[Bakero]

Show us the work permit. Club hadn't even been arsed to apply for one, last time I looked. Ditto Percy Tau, who doesn't appear to yet qualify for one. Tearing up trees in Belgium by all accounts. Small matter of a work permit to allow him to contibute to the Albion's continued participation in the only game in town, the Premier League? Nope, not got one of those

You don't think an Argentinian international is going to be granted a work permit? Tau's been doing well in Belgium, yes, and has made 4 CL appearances, getting an assist against Real Madrid.

 

[blue-shifted]

Show us the work permit. Club hadn't even been arsed to apply for one, last time I looked. Ditto Percy Tau, who doesn't appear to yet qualify for one. Tearing up trees in Belgium by all accounts. Small matter of a work permit to allow him to contibute to the Albion's continued participation in the only game in town, the Premier League? Nope, not got one of those

The club hadn't been arsed to apply for a work permit?

Whatever mate

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

The club hadn't been arsed to apply for a work permit?

Whatever mate

Can't be arsed to dig out the Argus feature from over the summer which said exactly that

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

Tau's been doing well in Belgium, yes, and has made 4 CL appearances, getting an assist against Real Madrid.

And that helps the Albion how exactly?

 

[Luke93]

And that helps the Albion how?

It increases the players confidence and value?

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

It increases the players confidence and value?

And that helps the Albion how? He still can't play here.

 

[Bakero]

And that helps the Albion how exactly?

Really?

1. It helps his chances of getting a work permit.
2. It increases his value.
3. It increases his experience, giving him opportunities against top level opposition.

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

Really?

1. It helps his chances of getting a work permit.
2. It increases his value.
3. It increases his experience, giving him opportunities against top level opposition.

Might be wrong here, but I understood that Percy's chances of getting a work permit depended largely on SA's standing in the world rankings.

 

[ManxSeagull]

Every non-European Union footballer must successfully apply for a GBE (Governing Body Endorsement) with the FA before the Home Office will consider issuing a work permit.

The requirements

The FA will grant endorsement for a work permit to elite football players who are internationally established at the highest level. In order to qualify for this, the person must:

Make a significant contribution to the development of their sport in the UK and must base themselves in the UK;

Be from outside the EEA and Switzerland.

When assessing an application for automatic endorsement, the FA will apply the following criteria in deciding whether a player is ‘elite’ and ‘internationally established at the highest level’ and whether they are likely to make a significant contribution to the development of football in the UK:

The applicant must be joining a club in the Premier League or Football League;

The applicant must have participated in a minimum set percentage of their home country’s senior competitive international matches during the two years (or one year if under 21) preceding the date of application. The percentage is based upon the following:

International Team Ranked 1-10, must have appeared in 30% of matches;
International Team Ranked 11-20, must have appeared in 45% of matches;
International Team Ranked 21-30, must have appeared in 60% of matches; and
International Team Tanked 31-50, must have appeared in 75% of matches.
The Rankings above are based on the official FIFA World Rankings.

If a player fails to meet the above FA requirements for automatic endorsement, the football club can appeal under the FA appeals process to the Exceptions Panel. The criteria for the Exceptions Panel is split into ‘Objective Criteria’ and ‘Subjective Criteria’.

Objective Criteria
The Objective criteria are split further into two parts as demonstrated in the tables below. Players need 4 or more points from Part A or 5 or more from Parts A and B together. The panel will not duplicate points across Part A and B and granting endorsement is always subject to the panel’s discretion even if points are met.

PART A CRITERIA

POINTS AVAILABLE
Transfer fee being paid for the player is above the 75th percentile of all Premier League transfers in the previous season
3 points

Transfer fee being paid for the player is between 50th and 75th percentile of all Premier League transfers in the previous season
2 points

The wages being paid to the player are above the 75th percentile of the top 30 earners at each Premier League club in the previous season
3 points

The wages being paid to the player are between the 50th and 75th percentile of the top 30 earners at each Premier League club in the previous season
2 points

The player is being purchased from a club in one of the Top Leagues and the player has played at least 30% of the available minutes in that league.
1 point

Prior to the application the player’s club has featured in the group stages of the Champions League, Europa League or Copa Libertadores de America in the last 12 months and the player has featured in 30% of the available minutes
1 point

PART B CRITERIA

POINTS AVAILABLE
Transfer fee being paid for the player is within 20% of the 50th percentile of all Premier League transfers in the previous season
1 point

A free transfer, but a virtual transfer value ascribed by the Exceptions Panel that is within 20% of the 50th percentile of all Premier League transfers in the previous season
1 point

The wages being paid to the player are within 20% of the 50th percentile of the top 30 earners at each Premier League club in the previous season
1 point

The player is being purchased from a Secondary League club and the player has played in 30% of the minutes played by the club
1 point

The player’s current club has played in the final qualification rounds of the Champions League, Europa League or Copa Libertadores within 12 months prior to the application, with the player featuring in 30% of the minutes played by the club
1 point

The player participated in a prescribed lower percentage (Secondary Percentage) of competitive international matches within the previous 24-month period; or the player’s international side was a semi-finalist in the Asian Cup, or African Cup of Nations in the 12 months preceding the application. If this was the case, but the nation held an average ranking outside of the top 60 during the 24-month period, then the player must have participated in 75% of the matches during that reference period.
1 point

 

[Stat Brother]

Might be wrong here, but I understood that Percy's chances of getting a work permit depended largely on SA's standing in the world rankings.

and his ability to play in the Champions League.


You are being a bit short-termist, at best, if you can't see the benefit of having these players growing in stature elsewhere.

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

You are being a bit short-termist, at best, if you can't see the benefit of having these players growing in stature elsewhere.

And I'd argue that the club's long term vision came within two shakes of a lamb's tail of shuddering to a halt for the foreseeable by being dumped on their long term arse out of the Premier League last season. Very lucky to have the opportunity to regroup and refocus IMHO because that PL opportunity would most likely have been a long time coming round again.

 

[Stat Brother]

And I'd argue that the club's long term vision came within two shakes of a lamb's tail of shuddering to a halt for the foreseeable by being dumped on their long term arse out of the Premier League last season. Very lucky to have the opportunity to regroup and refocus IMHO because that PL opportunity would most likely have been a long time coming round again.

But that didn't happen.

 

[blockhseagull]

And I'd argue that the club's long term vision came within two shakes of a lamb's tail of shuddering to a halt for the foreseeable by being dumped on their long term arse out of the Premier League last season. Very lucky to have the opportunity to regroup and refocus IMHO because that PL opportunity would most likely have been a long time coming round again.

Didn’t though did it.

We stayed up.... doesn’t matter if we were lucky or in fact whether we deserved to stay up.

So you can argue that it came close if you like, but it isn’t really relevant is it.

 

[Stat Brother]

Imagine the replies if full International Argie Jocko signed for Leicester, for say £30m, (all very conservative) and in his first press conference said 'well I nearly signed for Brighton, a couple of seasons ago for a small fee, but they backed out because of the work permit'.

The melts on here would have a field day and it's hard to imagine there being absolutely no crossover.

 

[Papa Lazarou]

Imagine the replies if full International Argie Jocko signed for Leicester, for say £30m, (all very conservative) and in his first press conference said 'well I nearly signed for Brighton, a couple of seasons ago for a small fee, but they backed out because of the work permit'.

The melts on here would have a field day and it's hard to imagine there being absolutely no crossover.

At least Tom Hark would be satisfied.

 

[Stat Brother]

Didn’t though did it.

We stayed up.... doesn’t matter if we were lucky or in fact whether we deserved to stay up.

So you can argue that it came close if you like, but it isn’t really relevant is it.

It's completely irrelevant to the points he's making.

 

[symyjym]

It makes me wonder if Bloom's other aim is to become a footballers agent?

If these players don't play for us but we dictate loans out to specific clubs, and they are sold on at a profit. That is what a football agent does including wage negotiations.

Do Tau and Alexi even have an agent?